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Mung bean vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mung beans and potato salad

  • Potato salad contains less folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B5 than mung beans.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 155% higher.
  • Potato salad has 13 times less magnesium than mung beans. Mung beans have 189mg of magnesium, while potato salad has 15mg.
  • Potato salad has a higher glycemic index than mung beans.

Food types used in this article are Mung beans, mature seeds, raw and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +594.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +390.6%
Contains more IronIron +936.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +697.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +764.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +605.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +924.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +706.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +288.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +257.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +8828.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mung bean Potato salad DV% diff.
Folate 625µg 7µg 155%
Copper 0.941mg 0.118mg 91%
Iron 6.74mg 0.65mg 76%
Fiber 16.3g 1.3g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.621mg 0.077mg 45%
Phosphorus 367mg 52mg 45%
Protein 23.86g 2.68g 42%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.101mg 41%
Magnesium 189mg 15mg 41%
Potassium 1246mg 254mg 29%
Vitamin B5 1.91mg 0.534mg 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 3.737g 22%
Zinc 2.68mg 0.31mg 22%
Sodium 15mg 529mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.382mg 0.141mg 19%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Carbs 62.62g 11.17g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.06mg 13%
Fats 1.15g 8.2g 11%
Calcium 132mg 19mg 11%
Calories 347kcal 143kcal 10%
Vitamin B3 2.251mg 0.89mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Selenium 8.2µg 4.1µg 7%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 10mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 0.348g 1.429g 5%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin A 6µg 32µg 3%
Net carbs 46.32g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +790.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +460.6%
Contains more OtherOther +70.3%
Contains more FatsFats +613%
Contains more WaterWater +739.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 18% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.348 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.161 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.384 g
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1440.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +873.2%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/nutrients
  2. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.